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John Bobb-Semple speaks about the recent walk to school day held on Oct. 8, during public comments of the October Shawnee City Commissioners meeting. Julie Talton, Countywide & Sun

John Bobb-Semple speaks about the recent walk to school day held on Oct. 8, during public comments of the October Shawnee City Commissioners meeting. Julie Talton, Countywide & Sun

City hosts Empty Buildings Tour

Julie Talton Julie@countywidenews.com
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
The Citizens Participation portion of the October Shawnee City Commissioners meeting lasted almost as long as the rest of the meeting combined. Four citizens spoke to the commission, all about different topics.First, John Bobb-Semple: “Oct.

FREE Family Fun

News Staff
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Oct 24 Fall Festival @ Regency Skilled Nursing, 5:30-7 pm Oct 25 Harvest Celebration @ Galilee Baptist, 4-7 pmOct 25 First Responders Trunk or Treat, CPN Bowling Alley Oct 26 Light up the Night Trunk Fest, One Church 210 W.
Collections Curator Delaynna Trim (pictured left) has received the Mountain-Plains Museums Association's (MPMA) President's Award. Trim's exceptional contributions to the organization and the museum field are honored with this award. Photo provided

Collections Curator Delaynna Trim (pictured left) has received the Mountain-Plains Museums Association's (MPMA) President's Award. Trim's exceptional contributions to the organization and the museum field are honored with this award. Photo provided

Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art’s Delaynna Trim Receives Prestigious President’s Award from Mountain Plains Museums Association

News Staff
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
(SHAWNEE, Okla.) – The Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art is proud to announce that Delaynna Trim, curator of collections, has been honored with the President’s Award from the Mountain-Plains Museums Association (MPMA).
Participants in the Fourth Annual House of Hope (HOH) Color Fun Run take off from the starting line at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Festival Grounds on Oct. 11. HOH Prevention Specialist Kayla Woody said there were 547 people who signed up online. Full caption below. Photos by Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

Participants in the Fourth Annual House of Hope (HOH) Color Fun Run take off from the starting line at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Festival Grounds on Oct. 11. HOH Prevention Specialist Kayla Woody said there were 547 people who signed up online. Full caption below. Photos by Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

4th Annual House of Hope Color Fun Run Attracts 547 Participants

News Staff
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
The sky feels heavy over Tecumseh Public Schools at this month's school board meeting. Julie Talton, Countywide & Sun

The sky feels heavy over Tecumseh Public Schools at this month's school board meeting. Julie Talton, Countywide & Sun

“A dark few days for our district”

Julie Talton Julie@countywidenews.com
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Tecumseh Public Schools held their monthly school board meeting Oct. 13. The air was thick and the room was somber after a traumatic few days leading up to meeting time. The meeting was pretty standard until it was time for Superintendent Robert Kinsey’s report.